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Food for microbes found on Enceladus

Hydrogen in plume suggests hydrothermal activity on Saturnian moon

FINDING FOOD A deep dive into Enceladus’ plume, shown here in an artist’s illustration, reveals that the moon harbors molecular hydrogen. On Earth, the gas serves as a food source for some microbes, suggesting life could exist on Enceladus, too.

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